Brothers Robert and Adrian Hertular were hoping that they would walk out of the courtroom on bail this morning when they appeared for a preliminary inquiry before Chief Magistrate Herbert Lord. Much to their displeasure…it didn’t happen. Lord told the Hertulars, in the presence of their attorney Simeon Sampson, that an earlier decision by the […]
How many times in Belize–not to mention elsewhere–does a major catastrophe prompt a high profile official response, which often amounts to too little, too late. Today we are pleased to report a different situation: authorities working proactively to prevent a disaster before it happens. The scene was San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, where this morning eleven […]
Viewers may recall a robbery we reported last week, in which the BTL office in Ladyville was broken into over the lunch hour and a large amount of phone cards along with a lesser quantity of cash and cheques were stolen. At the time we predicted an early demise for the robbers, who were caught […]
Although it does not seem to be a top agenda item domestically, this week Belize took a major step internationally to fight against the evils of official corruption. On Tuesday at the Organisation of American States General Assembly in Costa Rica, Belize signed the Inter-American Convention Against Corruption. The treaty, credited in 1996, is the […]
It’s not unfamiliar to hear of a women’s round table. A place where issues affecting women, children and families are discussed. Now, in a bold move by the National Organisation for the Prevention of Child Abuse, NOPCA, the first men’s round table discussion takes place on Friday. NOPCA’s executive director, Lorna McDougall, says the forum […]
Agriculture ministers from Central America, Mexico, Panama and the Dominican Republic are in the country today taking part in the twenty-first Ordinary Meeting of the Regional Council for Agricultural Co-operation and the Central American Agricultural Council. In his opening address, Minister of Agriculture Daniel Silva emphasised the need for Belizean farmers to move into crops […]
Biodiversity is a word we often hear these days and nowhere is that concept more relevant than in the rapidly changing district of Toledo. News 5’s Jose Sanchez travelled south this morning to see what students there are learning about their environment. Jose Sanchez, Reporting Despite its central location, it’s not always easy for all […]
